Surrender at Sea by Becca Dale

Title: Surrender at Sea

Author: Becca Dale

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Publication Date: October 1,2010

Genre: Contemporary Cougar

Length: 150 pages

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Author Email: authorbecca@yahoo.com

Rating: 4 Diamonds

Heat Level: Erotic

Other: oral play

Reviewer: Gabrielle

Date: 10/29/10

A heroine that kicks butt and a hot young man with a brain that loves her, what more can you ask for in a book. Jessica’s new assignment comes with a catch. Dale McCloud has brought her son Sean along for the ride. Now if Jessica can keep her mind on the job, things will be just fine but Sean has other ideas. If the two can get over past hurts and ideas they just might be in for the ride of their lives.

This was a wonderful love story. I was pulled in right from the start. Jessica is a strong woman. She has had some hard times in her life but she has left all that in the past and has moved on with her life. When she meets Sean he begins to tear down her defenses. Sean is a sweet and sexy young man. He has not only a heart but a mind as well and he sees Jessica for the gem that she is. The two make a great couple. I loved the banter between Jessica and Sean. It was sweet to see hard as nails Jessica turn into a giggling girl when she is with Sean. The connection between the two was a wonderful read.

Surrender at Sea is another good book from author Becca Dale. I have yet to be disappointed in any of her stories. This is a well-written and fast-paced story full of hot romance and action that should be on everyone’s to be read pile.

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Sweet Temptation by Becca Dale

Title: Sweet Temptation
Author: Becca Dale
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Publication Date: 2010
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 40 pages
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Rating: 5 Diamonds
Heat Level: erotic
Other: Oral Sex, graphic language
Reviewer: Sasha Evins
Date: 03/24/10

Ex-marine, Marcus Braddock’s protective instincts are stirred by Darcy Ferguson’s generous nature, but her luscious curves arouse an altogether different response. Capturing her for his own quickly becomes a primary objective, but before he can claim his prize, he must liberate the enticing beauty imprisoned behind a wall of insecurities. Darcy is surrounded by physical perfection—the American standard versus the American ideal. When the ruggedly tempting Marcus Braddock breaches her defenses in a blatant frontal assault, she has no clue how to resist. Yielding could make her the butt of a practical joke, but his sensual blue eyes and tantalizing muscles promise such deliciously sweet surrender. Before Marc, Darcy understood how the world worked, had been told repeatedly, “Fat girls do not eat sweets in public, do not flaunt their oversized breasts, and certainly do not attract gorgeous men.” Fortunately, no one ever explained the rules to Marc.

I'd hoped that this story could do justice to the hunky cover model and it indeed did! The author has a wonderful way of making the story flow effortlessly from word to word and I didn't look away until the end. An erotic Cinderella-type tale with a hot Marine in lieu of a dashing prince--Hooah! The foreplay starts from nearly the first page (margarita cheesecake has never looked so good) and the heat between our heroine and hero doesn't let up until the last word. Definitely amust read for anyone’s hot and spicy list. And best of all—it promises a believable happily ever after...

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Tied Up With Green by Becca Dale

Title: Tied Up With Green

Author: Becca Dale

Publisher: Phaze Books

Publication Date: 2009

ISBN: 978-1-60659-177-2

Genre: Contemporary

Length: 40 pages

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Rating: 4.5 Diamonds

Heat Level: Erotic

Other: Anal/oral play, light bondage

Reviewer: Jillian Carroll

Date: 03/14/2010

Trea Daniels rules her professional and personal lives with iron shackles. When it comes to sex, she never mixes business and pleasure, and she always calls the shots. Trea believes power offers security in a male dominated world. However, when her new boss, Jason Green, steps into the picture, he refuses to follow her rules. He plays the game long enough to weaken her defenses, then steals control and demands equality. Jason?s unwavering strength makes Trea confront her own weaknesses and helps her destroy the walls she has so carefully built around her heart.

I love give and take between heroes and heroines and Tied Up With Green does not disappoint. Trea's attempt to obscure her growing feelings for her boss by requiring his submission is believable. The fact that Jason Green allows it to happen shows he's comfortable in his own skin and more than comfortable letting her have her way. He's also smart enough to understand she won't respect anything less from him than his own ability to control her as well, and his subsequent domination over her is extremely erotic. For me, they level the playing field nicely and their relationship is on equal footing, both professionally and sexually. The author did a great job of letting the reader know how each character felt and left no questions unanswered. Tied Up With Green made my heart pound and cheer for Trea and Jason. Nice job, Becca Dale!

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Play Me by Tricia Jones

Title: Play Me
Author: Tricia Jones
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 978-1-60504-833-8
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 157 pages
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Rating: 4.75 Diamonds
Heat Level: sensual
Reviewer: Becca Dale
Date: January 2010

Sexy Sicilian businessman Raul Niccolo Stregone knows and gets what he wants, and he wants revenge. If that means destroying a hapless innocent along the way, so be it. Nina Avalon is just as determined to thwart his plans to own a portion of her family’s company while protecting her seriously ill father. When her brother Carl insists she step up as his representative in a high stakes poker game, she finds herself in over her head with an arrogant man who just happens to push all the right buttons despite his less than honorable intentions.

Play Me offers a battle of wills from the start. Raul and Nina play off one another with enough sexual tension to start a fire. Though I found Nina’s motivation for sacrifice slightly uncharacteristic for an otherwise strong woman—even she admits that it is illogical—it made me feel for her rather than see her character as flawed. Raul on the other hand starts off as a truly arrogant rogue until his motivation is revealed and his underlying nature comes to the forefront, allowing readers to embrace him despite or perhaps because of his faults. The question becomes will Nina forgive him his mistakes or forever judge him for the way he played his hand. Tricia Jones has written another compelling story that romance fans will embrace. Though the darkly handsome and overly arrogant Raul may be a bit of a cliché Play Me’s alluring tug of war kept me engaged start to finish. Definitely a keeper.

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